Berti: As Jim says, growing bonsai from seed requires vast
patience.
Aside from that, however, wrapping the seeds in clingwrap
(I presume you mean plastic wrap from the kitchen) to create "a
sort of greenhouse effect" is probably fatal. A common problem
with seedlings is damping off, and this "greenhouse effect" is
keeping them moist and anaerobic, just the right conditions for
fungi to decimate the seeds. A good greenhouse has excellent
ventilation. Your clingwrap could not.
Alan Walker
http://bonsai-bci.com http://LCBSBonsai.org


-----Original Message-----
From: Berti Ferranti
Hello NG,
I am very new to bonsai, in fact I haven't had a plant in the
house for
quite years now. Round christmas I decided I might try my hands
on a
bonsai tree or two. As I am with things, I always start from the
ground
up. Thus, I'm starting from the seed. About 4 weeks ago I have
sown out
ficus religiosa and pomegranate. According to the guide that came
with
the seeds, all I needed to do was sand the pomegranate seeds a
bit and
then put both in a pot without burying them. I have watered them
properly since, and they are spending quality time in the sun,
covered
with clingwrap to produce a sort of greenhouse effect. So far so
good
(except maybe, that in the process of watering, most seeds have
been
covered by earth - I hope this doesen't harm them?).

Now it did say 6-8 weeks for the pomegranate and a little longer
for the
ficus. But still I was wondering whether something should be
happening
about now? On the one pomegranate seed I can still see, I can see
no
evidence of shoots whatsoever. Did I screw up or am I just too
impatient?
cheers
Berti

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